Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The revision of the Ferrari Daytona Spider continues. The result gives the car extra value on the vintage market.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Diabolik drives a Jaguar, but not an ordinary Jaguar. He is able to transform the car in order to facilitate escaping when the need arises. In a way, both Diabolik and his car wear masks and assume different identities.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
As sometimes happens, something Pietro says, even in an intimate moment, reminds Imma of some detail in the case. Off she goes with Calogiuri to try for some new leads.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Every serious vintage car collector must have a Ferrari Daytona. Some of the characteristics of this car are described in this segment.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This series begins with Diabolik, the greatest criminal of Italian comics or fumetti as they are called because of the "clouds of smoke" (speech bubbles) present in comic strips. Fumo means "smoke." In this segment, various personalities describe the character Diabolik, both the good and the bad.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma manages to interview Stacchio's father, who is not exactly forthcoming. Back home, Imma gets complaints about her cooking and they listen to the news report about the missing boy.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
We see the underside of a Ferrari as an inspection is carried out. Carmine Sessa, a classic car expert, talks about the Spider model and the Daytona model, which was built in a limited quantity, almost exclusively for the American market. Fun "fact": Some say the yellow color was named Fly, standing for "Ferrari Light yellow." The color was suggested by Fiamma Breschi (a close friend of Enzo Ferrari's). Fiamma means "flame" but she didn't want the color to be Giallo Fiamma "flame yellow" (named after her) and suggested "fly."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Leaving school, Valentina and her friend meet up with a certain Samuel who has a little present for Valentina. Imma and Calogiuri see Stacchio's friends and ask them some questions, with the pretext that Calogiuri had lost his dog.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The passion for vintage cars can become a real disease. Being the owner of a car and being a collector are two different things.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma gets some information from her "helpful" colleague and goes to Eustacchio's school to find out more. Viewers might recognize his teacher.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
There are a great many unique automobiles in the collection. In the early twentieth century, there was no metallic paint, so other solutions were found to produce a special finish, such as Lunar Chrome, a technique using mother of pearl and fish scales.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Calogiuri shows up at Imma's office with a possible piece of evidence, meriting a trip to see Stacchio again. They head out together but there is some troubling news awaiting them there.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Italy has an important tradition of auto d'epoca (vintage cars) and auto da corsa (race cars) and RAI TV has dedicated a documentary series to this topic. This first segment is introduced by former racing driver René Arnoux, who competed in 12 Formula One seasons. You might notice his French accent. It also features Silvia Nicolis, daughter of the collector of vintage cars, Luciano Nicolis.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma attends Stella's burial at the cemetery and is struck by the writing on a wreath. She introduces herself to the woman who placed it on the gravesite and tries to find out a little more about Stella's life. She is also drawn to the ossuary or wall burial site bearing the name, Centino Latronico. We recall him as the man Imma suspects might have been her real father.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Imma talks to Stacchio again and finds a few more pieces to the puzzle. She also talks to the coroner to learn some details about Stella's death. She also has new information about a certain phone call.
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